State officials say U.S. EPA and federal drilling restrictions are
interfering with their efforts to foster oil and gas development in
their states.
The midyear meeting of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) kicked off here yesterday with U.S. governors and others casting the federal government under President Obama as the enemy of increased domestic production.
"It's a sad commentary on where we are in this country when we cannot trust our agencies to implement the law in a reasonable, evenhanded and fair basis," Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (R) told state oil and gas officials as he opened the meeting.
Parnell said the state officials in the audience had maintained trust because they live in the communities they serve and try to ensure that oil and gas resources are recovered efficiently.
"You're not in charge of greasing some political skids or blocking resource development," Parnell said. "You're in charge of achieving greater ultimate recovery, protecting people, minimizing impact and ultimately getting the right answers."
State oil and gas agencies are different from EPA in that most of them have a mandate to not only regulate drilling but to promote oil and gas development in their states.
"Just so we remember, our mission is to promote the conservation efficient recovery of oil and gas, while protecting health safety and the environment," said Bill Daugherty, managing partner of BlackRidge Resource Partners in Kentucky and vice chairman of IOGCC.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R), recently named to be the next chairman of IOGCC, had been scheduled to speak but missed the meeting because of a scheduling conflict. Explaining Bentley's absence, Alabama State Oil and Gas Supervisor Nick Tew said, "He's a strong believer that oil and gas agencies are the proper ones to regulate."
Read more: http://www.eenews.net/public/energywire/2012/06/05/1
The midyear meeting of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) kicked off here yesterday with U.S. governors and others casting the federal government under President Obama as the enemy of increased domestic production.
"It's a sad commentary on where we are in this country when we cannot trust our agencies to implement the law in a reasonable, evenhanded and fair basis," Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell (R) told state oil and gas officials as he opened the meeting.
Parnell said the state officials in the audience had maintained trust because they live in the communities they serve and try to ensure that oil and gas resources are recovered efficiently.
"You're not in charge of greasing some political skids or blocking resource development," Parnell said. "You're in charge of achieving greater ultimate recovery, protecting people, minimizing impact and ultimately getting the right answers."
State oil and gas agencies are different from EPA in that most of them have a mandate to not only regulate drilling but to promote oil and gas development in their states.
"Just so we remember, our mission is to promote the conservation efficient recovery of oil and gas, while protecting health safety and the environment," said Bill Daugherty, managing partner of BlackRidge Resource Partners in Kentucky and vice chairman of IOGCC.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley (R), recently named to be the next chairman of IOGCC, had been scheduled to speak but missed the meeting because of a scheduling conflict. Explaining Bentley's absence, Alabama State Oil and Gas Supervisor Nick Tew said, "He's a strong believer that oil and gas agencies are the proper ones to regulate."
Read more: http://www.eenews.net/public/energywire/2012/06/05/1
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